父亲节的由来英文版

第第页父亲节的由来英文版

SonoraDodd,ofWashington,firsthadtheideaofa"father'sday."ShethoughtoftheideaforFather'sDaywhilelisteningtoaMother'sDaysermonin1909.

Sonorawantedaspecialdaytohonorherfather,WilliamSmart.Smart,whowasaCivilWarveteran,waswidowedwhenhiswifediedwhilegivingbirthtotheirsi*thchild.Mr.SmartwaslefttoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonaruralfarmineasternWashingtonstate.

AfterSonorabecameanadultsherealizedtheselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent.Itwasherfatherthatmadealltheparentalsacrificesandwas,intheeyesofhisdaughter,acourageous,selfless,andlovingman.Sonora'sfatherwasborninJune,soshechosetoholdthefirstFather'sDaycelebrationinSpokane,Washingtononthe19thofJune,1910.

PresidentCalvinCoolidge,in1924,supportedtheideaofanationalFather'sDay.Thenin1966PresidentLyndonJohnsonsignedapresidentialproclamationdeclaringthe3rdSundayofJuneasFather'sDay.PresidentRichardNi*onsignedthelawwhichfinallymadeitpermanentin1972.

QUOTESABOUTDAD

"Afatherisalwaysmakinghisbabyintoalittlewoman.Andwhensheisawomanheturnsherbackagain."--EnidBagnold

"NoneofyoucaneverbeproudenoughofbeingthechildofSUCHaFatherwhohasnothisequalinthisworld-sogreat,sogood,sofaultless.Try,allofyou,tofollowinhisfootstepsanddon'tbediscouraged,fortobereallyineverythinglikehimnoneofyou,Iamsure,willeverbe.Try,therefore,tobelikehiminsomepoints,andyouwillhaveacquiredagreatdeal."--Victoria,QueenofEngland

"Thatisthethanklesspositionofthefatherinthefamily-theproviderforall,andtheenemyofall."--J.AugustStrindberg

"Itisawisefatherthatknowshisownchild."--WilliamShakespeare

"Onefatherismorethanahundredschoolmasters."--EnglishProverb

"Tobeasuccessfulfather...there'soneabsoluterule:whenyouhaveakid,don'tlookatitforthefirsttwoyears."--ErnestHemingway

"Icannotthinkofanyneedinchildhoodasstrongastheneedforafather'sprotection."--SigmundFreud

1909年，华盛顿一位叫布鲁斯．多德的夫人，在庆贺母亲节的时候突然产生了一个念头：既然有母亲节，为〔什么〕不能有个父亲节呢？

多德夫人和他的5个弟弟早年丧母，他们由慈〔爱〕的父亲一手抚养大的'。很多年过去了，姐弟6人每逢父亲的生辰忌日，总会回想起父亲含辛茹苦养家的情景。在拉斯马斯博士的支持下，她提笔给州政府写了一封言辞恳切的信，呼吁建立父亲节，并建议将节日定在6月5日

她父亲生日这天。州政府采用了她的建议，仓促间将父亲节定为19日，即1909年6月第3个星期日。翌年，多德夫人所在的斯坡堪市正式庆祝这一节日，市长宣布了父亲节的文告，定这天为全州纪念日。以后，〔其他〕州也庆贺父亲节。在父亲节这天，人们选择特定的鲜花来表示对父亲的敬意。人们采用了多德夫人伯建议，佩戴红玫瑰向健在的父亲们表示爱戴，佩